Alice listed the things she needed to do, one by one.
Investigate the "Cassandra" incidents.
There was no rush for that. She could wait until Sylvia went to dig up Amon's grave... Besides, judging by how things were going, she would keep running into her anyway.
Gather Potion Ingredients.
This... this could actually be divided up. The Auxiliary Ingredients were not particularly difficult to find. Some could be bought, and if not, she could always capture one...
The most crucial ritual had already been completed. Then there were the two Main Ingredients... Hmm, perhaps she could visit the places where they were likely to appear?
Desolate places with some history... Did Amon's mausoleum count... No, what was she thinking?!
Casting the strange thought out of her mind, Alice decided to temporarily give up searching for the Crow-Shadow Serpent and focus on the Misfortune Phantom instead.
She would leave horror stories like corpses in coffins suddenly opening their eyes or portraits greeting her to someone else!
So... where was she supposed to find a place full of tragedy and suffering?
"Go catch one in the Spirit World... No, that sounds troublesome too. Can I create a place full of tragedy and suffering myself...?"
Not particularly friendly thoughts surfaced smoothly. It did sound convenient, and it would definitely go more smoothly for Alice than wandering around aimlessly in search of Monsters, but she quickly sealed away that thought.
She was not especially opposed to that option herself, and as long as the target was not a follower of the Goddess, Alice guessed the Goddess probably could not be bothered to interfere... Otherwise, stealing the Lord of Storms' Donation Box alone would have been enough... Wait, hadn't Amon stolen that?
Having once again forgotten the fundamental principle that all bad things were done